And he still isn't.

All of this...And he still doesn't recognize me as the class's leader?

He still looks down at me?

But... Why should he even recognize me as someone important, after all, the 'success' that was written on my student report, belongs originally to him.

》》Bonds and Betrayals 「Back to old POV」《《

This was a miracle set up by me. Not only did I save Yamauchi, but I officially will start to contribute to the class, I officially made Alisa win this, and I officially ended the intern conflict of this class, since Hirata was glad that she won and that Yamauchi remained a Class D member.

I ended the conflict within myself, and finally...

No. I still am not sure about it.

Have I rescued the class?

I don't believe I did, but if I did, I am somewhat... confused.

Anyway, I officially ended the conflict within my class and won a huge amount of influence on Alisa.

In short, she is only in this position due to my interference. And she knows that. But one thing is certain.

I wanna sleep. No. I need to get the results from Class B's voting.

Class B...

Walking to their classroom, it was quiet. But I just wanted to stand by and wait until they began to leave the classroom until my little sister was finally done.

And well. Ichinose will get

s m a s h e d

by Yuki, because Ichinose is just incapable.

Not academically or physically incapable. In these areas, she is probably above Yuki. But in terms of critical thinking, she has absolutely no chance at all.

And as I know my sister, she is also a master of copying. And I somehow feel quite uneasy lately, since she somehow adapted my thinking slowly.

As I entered the Classroom, where my sister was currently sitting, I was surprised, that the only person who left was Hoshinomiya.

Everyone else is still present but quite tense.

"Ah sorry, I will come back later-"

"No worries, Suou, you can stay." A guy called Kanzaki said, overly confident, as the votes are getting counted right now.

"Alright. I assume some votes and stuff, huh?"

"Correct."

But somehow, I am troubled about the fact that they gladly accepted me to enter. Just like...that?

They seriously seem to have no guard. It seems like there are some things that Yuki wanted to fix, and this is one of those things I believe.

This class is too welcoming for open opponents.

"So, we will finally start to count out the votes. Of course, we will remain neutral here." After all, they couldn't fake the results of the vote.

Ichinose and Yuki were standing right behind them, not allowing them any mistakes at all.

Currently, after 7 Votes, I was surprised at how well-divided it is.

3 Yuki and 4 Ichinose.

But there is always the possibility that the results could surprise me. After all, I can't read the minds of every single student, who I do not know.

But as soon as the 13th vote was on the whiteboard, suddenly someone entered the room, Class B wasn't interested that she entered but Yuki certainly was.

"(What are you doing here Alisa?)"

"(The same as you, looking at the results of Class B, after all, this Class could be a really important ally afterward.)"

"(On whose side are you?)"

"(On your sister's. You probably as well right?)"

"(Not exactly. Neutral since this shouldn't affect me.)"

As we shortly were lost in this conversation, the half was already counted.

9 Yuki 2 Neutral 8 Ichinose. 19 out of 38

And woah, I haven't expected this class to be so divided. I wouldn't be surprised if Neutral would win.

"(Huh? I imagined that you were on Yuki san's side? No sibling support?)"

"(She isn't a little kid anymore. Neither am I, we have different interests. Besides, I thought you would lose. I was quite disappointed in Hirata.)"

"(Who did you vote for?)"

"(Hirata of course.)"

"(You are a master in provocation. Are you telling the truth?)"

"(Of course not.)"

"(Who did you vote for then, Kiyotaka?)"

"(Nobody else than Neutral. That guy must have some serious goals, I am quite disappointed that the only vote for him was me.)"

"(...I hope you get hit by a brick)"

Out of 30 Votes, It was now even more interesting.

12 Yuki 10 Neutral 8 Ichinose.

Seems like this is where Ichinose is trembling. At least 4 out of the next votes must fall on her name and the rest on neutral if she wants to have a chance.

And that is quite unrealistic. I am impressed by what Yuki did to make more people consider not voting at all rather than voting Ichinose.

As if this was just fun for her. But we aren't quite there yet.

12 Yuki 10 Neutral 10 Ichinose. Only six votes left and it's getting close.

However, it wouldn't decide who will be the leader. After all, you would have to get 19 votes, or at least 50%. Or else they would need to host another voting.

"(They seem to be loyal. No major changes. 12 for your sister 12 Neutral and 12 for Ichinose. The perfect balance.)"

The last two votes are worthless. After all, the 50% mark wasn't reached yet. It was still far off.

"The results of the Voting are 13 Yuki Suou, 12 Neutral 13 Ichinose Honami. As of now, the balance is high, I suggest doing another voting, or for the two leaders to work together closely, or else we might have serious problems."

Another vote has absolutely no chance of happening, if it does, the majority will probably go for the neutrality option.

Except for one thing to happen. Something quite unexpected. There was one black-haired girl, who looked beautiful as hell, her lower body outclasses the one of pretty much every girl in her class.

She reminds me a lot of Horikita but with a combination of Yuki's mentality. It sounds weird but this is just my general thought on her appearance.

What surprised me is... Both are called Yuki. Both share the same name.

Yuki Himeno - Yuki Suou.

And funnily enough. She was completely against the idea of two leaders at once.

"Can I say something regarding the option of a second vote? The possibility of external influence on Suou-san is a lot higher. She seems to have a brother, no offense to you, Kiyotaka Suou, but this class needs to have an independent mind."

No offense taken.

But there is one thing that I am quite unsure of, is she going to side with Ichinose?

"So what? I believe that my brother has other problems than even having the thought of Class B in his mind. I kindly suggest to not think of me as a possible source of betrayal. That would be absurd, and disrespecting towards my perfectly neutral brother."

That is a bad move. She said that I was completely neutral, but went on to defend me right in the same sentence.

It's like saying: 'I am defending him, even though he is neutral' Which she then isn't no more.

After all, there is still influence in the room when it comes to siblings.

"Is he though? After all, he came all the way here to watch the results. No person is on Ichinose-san's side that came all the way here. Or are you on Ichinose-san's side, Kujou-san?"

"N-No, I am neutral in here. I was just waiting for Kiyotaka-kun."

"See? Even though your brother seems neutral, you are here, supporting someone who has absolutely 'no influence' in this class. It seems like you are valuing his well-being more than ours?"

"That's absurd-"

"But you are doing it. Aren't you? But well, I think we should hold another meeting regardless of my words."

And now this was a complete game-changer. My sister was completely smashed in a simple yet short argument.

As of now, she has lost all her words and has been humiliated by this. Earlier, Ichinose was trembling but was hit with a sense of confidence all of a sudden.

How the tables have turned once again.

And to be honest, I am impressed by how fast Himeno went on to change the situation with a few sentences.

Everyone except the two leaders, me, and Alisa were voting now.

"(This came unexpectedly.)" Alisa whispered to herself.

Judging by the newly gained confidence and how quickly the voting was over, the results are clear. And with this is it...

"(I am interested in the results here.)"

"(Same goes for me. But are you neutral?)"

"(Not at all.)"

"(Sigh, You are complicated, are you~?)"

"I-I will now read the votes aloud."

Chihiro, a probably neutral girl, since she is in Yuki's and Ichinoses' friend group, was ordered to read them out loud.

The infographic on the whiteboard was being written by Shibata, who probably remained neutral since he was also a friend of both girls.

Ah, democracy...

"35 Votes for Ichinose Honami 3 remained Neutral and 0 for Yuki Suou"

"?!" A little bit surprising for my sister. After all, nobody remained neutral in the end.

No votes for Yuki.

"(Z-Zero.)" Alisa stuttered.

I was honestly surprised some still decided to remain neutral. Probably due to the fact they didn't want to ruin the friendship with my sister.

As bad as I am in terms of expressing emotions. I wanted to laugh.

Yuki? You thought you had a chance against that popularity monster?

It was only natural that the vote stretched to the point when smart students interfered because the vote was going according to each's popularity.

"T-The winner and new leader of this class is Ichinose Honami, democratically decided by the entire class. Everyone is d-dismissed."

Chihiro also couldn't do anything else except stutter, after hearing the results that Shibata said out loud which were written in black on white.

I don't think that my sister even dared to recount the votes, after all, she was trashed.

Not gonna lie, I didn't expect this result at all, I thought that Yuki would have done something about this loss she isn't as experienced as I thought.

"(Pathetic.)"

"(Who? Ichinose?)"

"(I meant Yuki with that. Let's leave, she needs some time alone. Once she is done, she will join us eventually.)"

"(Not going to talk to her at all?)"

"(No need to waste time.)"

"(You are a horrible brother. Стыдно.)" [Shame on you.]

"(I don't need to hear that. I am already ashamed.)"

"(H-Huh what?)"

Ah, right. I almost forgot to pretend that I don't understand Russian. But I guess she is slowly growing to understand that I know the language.

"(It's not hard to translate something like that. The tone in your voice already told me what it was. But judging by your reaction my assumption must be false.)"

"(It was right...)"

As we left the classroom, we went ahead to leave the school building.

Since today was a little weird, we were this time invited by a specific 'group' of people for a hang-out.

Guess it.

...

Wrong.

It isn't a group in either Class D or B.

It's...all of them. A leader-meeting. How we got invited or why in this world I am part of this meeting is completely unknown to me.

Alisa decided that I had no choice but to listen to their usual trash talk.

I already believe that the talk there will make me a lot dumber, but well, hearing Ryueen out about his master plans would be fun as well.

"You sure that we should meet them?"

"Do we have another choice? We were invited to come, and have already agreed. Well, Kushida agreed that our leaders should meet, but I originally wouldn't agree. Backing out now is not an option."

"That does mean that I am allowed-"

"No, you are not allowed to leave. We Should bring one extra person with us, for any scenario, that person should be reliable and cool-headed, that was the full description of what was told to me."

Hmm? So there will be another person on Ryueen's side? And on Ichinoses as well? Wait a second...

"I won't join you, I am sorry Alisa, but I have a date."

"With who?!" Somehow she had a way too annoyed tone in her voice...I smell jealousy. But maybe that is normal in Russian girls.

"My sister."

"You are such an idiot. I will apologize to Yuki-san later about stealing her date for this. Don't worry about it."

"I have missed my clash of-"

"Clash of Clans usually has 24 hours of doing your war attacks. It's your fault if you missed them."

"Where do you know that from!?"

"Don't be stupid. Everyone on this earth has at least downloaded that game once in their lives.

I guess there is no other way except...Running. But I guess this won't work anymore.

For whatever reason, she was getting hold of my right arm, probably in case I wanted to do the same thing I was thinking about doing.

She is one step ahead. And that is dangerous. Not for anyone except me.

Women in general are dangerous. I would rather get bitten by a grizzly bear, instead of getting yelled at by this jealous girl for two hours.

"You left me no escape route huh?"

"Precisely. But well, let's say I need you there for my well-being."

For her well-being? Could it be that...

"...You are feeling unsafe?"

"Y-Yeah. You know, lately, that Ryueen guy was quite aggressive towards some of his classmates...And rumors are spreading around that he is a violent one..."

She has a point there. Kakeru Ryueen was getting a little famous for his ways. Youngest news had it, that he was mercilessly putting down every kind of rebellion in his class with violence.

After all, violence is the quickest way to solve things. Dialogue is in almost every type of situation completely useless since violence spares time, money, and nerves.

And he does it with violence for a reason. He figured out, that his class needs him and is completely dependent on his leadership and control.

They cannot resist him, mostly because if they get him expelled, they would eventually get expelled after some time as well, because there is no leader to protect them from expulsion.

"Don't worry about that. I believe that he is a chill guy in person."

》》Bonds and Betrayals《《

For fucks sake I was completely wrong.

He barely walked into the room and pretended like he owned the whole government. To assert dominance, he didn't come here with just one bodyguard.

But rather with a whole tank.

"Dude, he is... a big guy I guess..." Hashimoto said.

Give me a second. I will shortly rewind every single second.

Masayoshi Hashimoto. His hair is blonde and tied up. His blue eyes and earrings make him the perfect example of a guy who is just after the girls.

But apparently, he is playing a much bigger role in his class.

Due to a power dispute; There wasn't just Sakayanagi here, but Kohei Katsuragi as well.

Hashimoto is part of the Sakayanagi regime. Totsuya Yahiko, another guy from Class A was part of the Katsuragi regime.

Both were loyal supporters and were here since neither of these leaders could be here with their biggest enemy alone.

Class B was unsurprisingly Ichinose Honami and Kanzaki Ryuji. A duo that just won full control, and Ryueen probably predicted that these two would win the power in their class, thus inviting Ichinose instead of Yuki.

And Alisa went here as the only representative student in our class, alongside me, who was just here to watch and hear.

And last but not least. Ryueen Kakeru and Albert Yamada

Albert is a... tall and wide student. Probably around 1,90m tall and he is not gonna lie, he brutally intimidating.

No wonder Ryueen wanted that guy to join him here. He wants to have absolute control over the conversation.

First, I wanted to know what this is all about.

"Kukuku, welcome, welcome! I am glad that you all decided to pass by!" (Kakeru)

"Fufu~ Pleasure to meet you all." (Arisu)

"You all are probably wondering what this is all about right? I just wanted to get us all to introduce ourselves." (Kakeru)

I am honestly impressed how he has decided to start this conversation like a normal human being, not describing us how we are just toys to him or how he will smash us into pieces.

"Well, as I got us meeting here in the first place, I guess introducing myself would be a nice start right?

Ryueen Kakeru. Leader of Class C, not nice to meet you, and good luck."

Woah, I take everything back. This guy has no chill at all. Even though he was on the borderline of being defective, he still had a long tongue.

And well, he is pretty scary for the average human.

"Fufu~ You seem to be quick with your introduction. Ryueen-kun. My name is Sakayanagi Arisu. I am glad that we are getting to know each other finally. Even though I am not the only Class A 'leader' here. I will proudly claim the role as the only leader." (Arisu)

"Hashimoto Masayoshi. A pleasure to meet you all." He gave Alisa a really weird look. (Hashimoto)

Not everyone caught it, but his eyes were aiming precisely at her huge assets.

And well, I can't blame him. For the first few weeks, I was doing the same

"Kanzaki Ryuji. Class B, nice to share a conversation with y'all." (Kanzaki)

Kanzaki was in comparison to everyone else here really serious. His tone gave a collected yet serious voice.

And in comparison to that.

"Yahallo~ Ichinose Honami is my name and pleasure to meet y'all! Class B member here and the leader of it.~ I hope we all get along and share a nice conversation." (Honami)

Ichinose gave me the look as if I was the next and well. This time I just need to be honest. That's it.

There is no way I will mess this up.

"Kiyotaka Suou. I was forced here by her." (Kiyo)

"Ara~ don't say something this unimportant. My name is Alisa Mikhailovna Kujou. Or just Alisa Kujou. Proud leader of Class D and I have the pleasure to meet everyone here today." (Alya)

"Kuku, sounds like that guy is unmotivated. Some would probably fight for the position to be a leader in their class. And you on the other hand are bored?" (Kakeru)

"Well, can't blame him, to be honest. But let's continue. After all, there are still three left for their introduction." (Kanzaki)

"I apologize. My name is Katsuragi Kohei and he is Yahiko Totsuya. Class A members as well. I am the leader of this fraction and a pleasure to meet you." (Katsuragi)

"(What do you think of everyone?)" Alisa whispered to me, as Yahiko was introducing himself.

Nobody noticed since this huge table had 5 corners. On each table are the representatives of each class, the distances are quite far away, and everyone here was communicating with their partner to some extent.

"(They are boring just as expected. Just an introduction round, that is all for today?)"

"(No. Apparently, we are discussing a certain topic as well.)"

"(Alisa, I won't talk much. If they try and talk to me, please intercept as fast as possible. I will tell you the reason once we are done.)"

She nodded and we returned to listening to the main conversation. Sakayanagi's partner was just noting some things.

Same as Yahiko and Kanzaki did. Albert was just standing behind Ryueen's chair and was staring into nothing.

It surely looked cool but at the same time, it gave Class C an indescribable presence.

As if they were the superior ones here.

"So, you are maybe wondering, what this discussion we will have in a few minutes will be all about right?" (Kakeru)

Everyone agreed to his